The South African President Jacob Zuma has put the case for his reelection as the head of the governing African National Congress on the opening day of the party's national conference. Mr. Zuma, who faces allegations of misusing public funds, said the ANC must tackle the culture of corruption pervading the party.
Prosecutors in Paraguay have filed charges against a group of peasants allegedly involved in a land dispute which resulted in the killing of 17 people. Six police officers and 11 landless peasants were killed in June, in an operation to evict the peasants from the land they’d occupied. The president at the time, Fernando Lugo was ousted over his handling of the clash.
One of the most hotly contested sports award ceremonies ever to be held in Britain is taking place this evening in London. Members of the public have been voting for who is to be the BBC’s sports personality of the year. Favorites include Andy Murray, winner of the US open tennis championship, and also an Olympic Champion, long-distance runner Mo Farah and Bradley Wiggins, the Tour de France and Olympic cycling champion, who said he couldn't have won on his own.
Cycling is a team sport and I couldn’t have done it without the team that I had behind me. The team of riders and the personnel behind the team's role, I mean, all the athletes will know here tonight that we’re not alone in what we do, it’s the people behind us that make it happen, and I’m no different to them .